J. Marc Hopkins

Network Services Manager SWOCA Visiting Professor DeVry University & Keller Graduate School of Management Father of 6 22 Years Business Leadership 11 Years Sr. Executive Level HealthCare, Media, Education

“With Great Power comes Great Responsibility” - Voltaire (1694 – 1778)

 Council of Governments  Non Profit, Public Sector, Consisting of our Member Districts  Regional Technical Services Provider to Schools and Municipalities.  Data Center, Hosted Applications, ‘Ultraband’ Internet.  Our main focus is to help schools use better technology in better ways.

Keeping Tweens Safe

 OpenDNS.com

 Apple iPhone  Android Based Phones

 Distant Third  Microsoft Provided

 Apple : Itunes  Google: Play Store  Windows: Phone Store  Know your child’s login to the App store.  Review downloaded Applications often.  They usually need a Credit Card to buy apps.

 CNET

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 Each of the platforms have “alternative” sources.  IE: Amazon has an AppStore for Android  Some of these are grey-market stores, not authorized by the carriers or manufacturers.

 Kik  SnapChat  YikYak  “Hookup” apps

 Toms Hardware Guide  PC Magazine  AndroidCentral  story/596-best-parental-control-apps.html 

One must think like a tween….

 MammaBear  Net Nanny  My Mobile WatchDog  Norton Family  McAfee Family Protection  ParentKit  Web Watcher

 Social Media Monitoring  Get important updates about your child’s Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter posts and activity.  Location Sharing  See your family on a map and set home, school and other places for arrival and departure notifications.  Speeding Alerts  Know when and where your child is driving or riding faster than a speed you set.

 Used to bypass carrier and manufacturer controls.  Also used to Pirate applications, bypass parental security, and profiles.  This is basically legal for Smart Phones, but voids any warranty or service contract.

 AndroidPit.com  Install the app RootChecker  Look for SuperSU, SuperUser, or SU App  Apple IOS  Look for an app called Sydia  Visit your Carrier’s Store*